The Band Wagon
1953 · 112 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 13,020 VOTES · DIR. Vincente Minnelli
Overview
A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,399 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:08 THE BAND WAGON
00:05:08 Didn't I read something in Variety about you going into a show?
00:08:52 Only two blocks more, then Sardi's.
00:13:23 With a singable happy feeling a wonderful way to start
00:18:24 Lily, darling! How are you?
00:21:12 But before I do, give me a rough idea of the plot.
00:24:18 Leading all mankind into the paths of temptation!
00:27:24 The clerk who is thrown out of work
00:31:17 - I wouldn't say that. - No time for false modesty.
00:36:20 Excuse me.
00:39:47 - We've been waiting for you in there. - We just got here.
00:42:30 And, ladies and gentlemen, his new leading lady.
00:47:04 It's an awkward pattern. I have a better idea.
00:50:11 to paint.
00:53:45 but we're the only things that matter in this whole thing.
01:01:20 - But Lily said you'd make the change. - The key is...
01:06:13 Are we really supposed to open tomorrow night?
01:11:40 I should have listened to my mother. She told me only to be in hit shows.
01:15:45 More beer! More beer!
01:19:35 Philadelphia, Boston, Pittsburgh...
01:24:28 Louisiana hayride
01:28:44 Mrs. Hassencooper loves to talk to Mrs. Goldenwasser
01:33:18 There was nothing left of the guy, nothing at all, except...
01:45:03 He's a jolly good fellow
Cast & Characters
Fred Astaire
Tony Hunter
Cyd Charisse
Gabrielle Gerard
Oscar Levant
Lester Marton
Nanette Fabray
Lily Marton
Jack Buchanan
Jeffrey Cordova
James Mitchell
Paul Byrd
Robert Gist
Hal Benton
India Adams
Gabrielle Gerard
India Adams
Gabrielle Gerard
Fred Aldrich
Hot Dog Vendor
Richard Alexander
Stagehand
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,399
Dialogue density12.5 lines / min
First line00:00:08
Final line01:45:03
Production Record
DirectorVincente Minnelli
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,900,000
Revenue$3,500,000
IMDb votes13,020